PRIMEDIA Completes Acquisition of Rent.com From eBay, Inc.MarketWatch (press release)ATLANTA, GA, May 08, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) — PRIMEDIA, the premier renter resource for apartment and rental home information and listings, announced today that it has completed the acquisition of eBay Inc.'s Rent.com subsidiary.and more » More: continued here

eBay Tuesday: Lizzie Evans Trade CardPatch.comThis week's eBay pick looks at a well-known performance that visited New London in 1887. Seller tle2111 is offering an advertising trade card for a performance by Lizzie Evans as Chip, the ferryman's daughter in the four-act comedy Fogg's Ferry. More: continued here

Hornell / Rochester, N.Y. — Post Office policy prohibits the name of any person on the outside of its buildings…even if the building is named after that person. More: continued here

In April the post office promised to fix the delivery problem. But according to people in the Locust Loft District, things haven't gotten any better. They say for the last five weeks they've gotten nothing but junk mail. More: continued here

State limits distribution of cigarette tax stamps during tax hike debateAledo Times RecordBy TIM LANDIS SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois Department of Revenue is limiting distributors of cigarette tax stamps to their usual supplies while the legislature and Gov. Pat Quinn debate whether to add an additional dollar to the state …

Man drives SUV into Hixson post officeChattanooga Times Free Pressby Adam Poulisse Postmaster Robert Dickerson was tending to the vehicles of the post office on Northgate Mall Drive when he heard “a big boom, and glass falling,” he said. He came around the corner to see the tail-end of an …

Food stamp fraud arrest sweep underway in ManateeSarasota Herald-TribunePeople who apply for benefits like food stamps are evaluated and receive an EBT card. The dollar amount that is put on the card every month is based on their need. Card holders establish a personal identification number and can use the …

Brisbane Times Black Caviar gets bookies' stamp of approvalBrisbane TimesBLACK CAVIAR'S rise from racehorse to national darling continues as the unbeaten superstar was featured in a set of stamps released yesterday by Australia Post to celebrate her 20 straight wins. The next chapter in Black Caviar's remarkable story will …and …

Stamp wisdom: 1930s had great industrial designersThe Patriot Ledger (blog)By Sue Scheible If you know someone in their 80s or 90s, it might be fun to ask them if they remember the consumer goods shown in the recent series of commemorative stamps from the US Postal Service. Pioneers of American …

On Saturday, May 12, letter carriers in more than 10,000 cities and towns across America will deliver much more than mail when they walk and drive along their postal routes. More: continued here